Overview

• Hockey Canada invited 92 players to three-day orientation camps in Calgary this month to advance final roster selections for its men’s, women’s and para teams.
• The men’s invite list comprises 42 NHL players including six pre-selected roster locks — Crosby, McDavid, MacKinnon, Makar, Point and Reinhart — plus goaltenders Binnington, Hill and Montembeault.
• The women’s camp will feature 30 athletes balancing 2022 Olympic gold medallists with emerging PWHL talent competing for 23 Olympic roster spots.
• Twenty para hockey contenders with recent Paralympic and world championship medals will vie for their squad, which must include two goalies at Milan-Cortina.
• Scheduled from August 26 to 28, the off-ice program encompasses presentations, team-building exercises, strategy meetings and media sessions to build chemistry before NHL players return to the Olympics.